Category Archives: Homeschooling

The Thinker 3000

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Kirby

Setup #1: I’m a bit of an electronics geek, so the kids have a box of batteries and LEDs and wires and such that they play with and we talk about basic circuit wiring. Setup #2: All of the kids … Continue reading →

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What's Education For?

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Kirby

As homeschoolers, we ask ourselves this question quite often. In an interesting essay, David Orr argues that the current system isn’t producing the type of people that the world needs: The plain fact is that the planet does not need … Continue reading →

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Conference Seminar Notes

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Kirby

MrsPages recently gave 2 very well received seminars at our local Homseschool Association conference. In order to let people just sit and listen and not have to worry about taking notes, we promised to post the information from her presentation … Continue reading →

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FYI: Rosetta Stone Homeschool is NOT Useable on a Network

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Kirby

We just dropped A LOT of money on a program called Rosetta Stone to help teach french to the kids. We bought the Homeschool Edition, with Levels 1,2 and 3 French, and the Audio Companion CDs in a bundle. (And … Continue reading →

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10 Things to Do Before Age 10

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Kirby

MrsPages presented a seminar at the MACHS conference today on how we approach the early years of education. It was based on the Bluedorn’s approach to Classical education, as presented in their book “Teaching The Trivium”. I was so proud! … Continue reading →

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